Like my colleague, Mr. McHenry, I also am rising because I do oppose this amendment, saying that the Department of Defense has to limit what they do and decide how they can recruit. And mainly, it's micromanaging. The biggest issue here is…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The bill before us contains critical improvements to the current law. Among them is the creation of a priority review voucher program for companies that develop treatments for rare pediatric diseases. I am pleased…

I thank the gentleman for his kind words, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Myrick). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR (Mr…

First, like other Members today, I want to express my gratitude and thanks to Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger for all of the work that they've done, just the incredible bipartisan working relationship that they've…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 501 (page 21, after line 14), insert the following new section: SEC. 502. PROTECTING THE INFORMATION…

I would like to thank the Judiciary Committee for bringing this bill forward and a special thanks to Sandy Adams for the incredible work she's done on this bill. It took tremendous courage on her part to produce a good bill in the face of…

I was unable to participate in the following vote. If I had been present, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall vote 200, H. Res. 643--Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5326) making appropriations for the Departments of…

I want to say a big thanks to the chair and to the ranking member for all of their months of hard work on putting this cybersecurity bill together, and it is a bipartisan Intelligence Committee bill. We all know the private sector is a…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, this is Washington, so we have to have an acronym for everything up here. The IPAB isn't a new techie device but is an example of one of the many misguided parts of the budget-busting health care reform…

Make no mistake, the invalidation of the Silvicultural Rule is only one of the many sources of regulatory uncertainty facing our professional loggers.

I don't think it should be in a position of withholding or removing approval of drugs that treat fatal illnesses.